HeartMath Approach to Managing Hypertension - e-Book

A Cardiologist’s Solution for Hypertension Hypertension – high blood pressure – is a leading cause of heart attacks and strokes. It affects one in four Americans and is called the "silent killer" because many people have hypertension and don’t know it. They’re unaware of their higher risk for heart disease, stroke and other life-threatening problems. Many forms of cardiovascular disease are preventable, so it’s time to get to the underlying cause of the problem and make the necessary changes to reset the body toward health. The Institute of HeartMath has researched techniques for managing stress and hypertension for 18 years and Dr. Bruce Wilson and Doc Childre’s new book offers proven ways to manage them. Recognizing stressful situations and taking a quick timeout to begin a simple HeartMath technique to shift your emotional attitude has a profound effect on the nervous system. It changes your physiology from a "ﬁght-or-ﬂight" stimulated state to one of calm and clarity. The result is lower stress-hormone production, blood pressure and heart rate. These are highly effective strategies for regulating blood pressure safely and effectively.

You will not fatigue as quickly or often and you’ll have more energy to do things, including physical activities.

Less irritability and anger; think more clearly

Get along better with family, friends and coworkers; feel connected.

Revitalize your body, mind and spirit; feel happier.

The HeartMath Approach to Managing Hypertension includes:

151 pages, Pdf

Graphs and diagrams

References

Appendix: Classes of Drugs Used to Treat Hypertension

Exercises and stories to deepen your understanding of the HeartMath techniques

Table of Contents

IntroductionPrevention and Control, The HeartMath ApproachChapter 1What Is Blood Pressure? Problems with Blood Pressure, Measuring Blood Pressure, A Closed SystemChapter 2 Causes of High Blood Pressure Genetics, Hypertension in African-Americans, Obesity, Lack of Physical Activity, Excess Salt in the Diet, Age, People at Increased Risk for Development of Hypertension, Secondary Hypertension, The Kidneys, The Adrenal Glands, Other Problems Chapter 3 Dangers of High Blood Pressure: Why Should You Treat It? The Heart, The Brain, Kidney Disease, Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), The EyesChapter 4 Drug Treatments of HypertensionDiuretics, Beta-Blockers, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Other Types of Drugs Used to Treat Hypertension, An Important Comment on DrugsChapter 5 Lifestyle Changes That Help Lower Blood PressureDiet, Exercise, Smoking, StressChapter 6 Stress and HypertensionOur View of Stress, The Human Stress Response, A Slower Set of Change-The Hormonal System, the World in the Twenty-first Century, When the Stress Button Gets StuckChapter 7 Resetting Your Thermostat Stories of Resetting Pressure Levels, When Stress Becomes an Addiction, The Power to ChangeChapter 8 The Big ConnectionThe HeartMath Story, as Told by Founder Doc Childre, Understanding the Power of the Heart, A New Research Tool-HRV, The Three Levels of the Human Brain, The Heart-Brain ConnectionChapter 9 The HeartMath Tools, How Controlling HRV Can Reverse Stress, First Things First – Recognizing That Your Stress Button Has Been Pushed, Neutral – The Most Basic Tool - Quick CoherenceChapter 10 Rewriting Your PatternsWriting New Patterns, Heart Lock-In Chapter 11HeartMath StudiesEarly Results, Correlating Mood and Blood Pressure, Beyond the Corporate World, HeartMath in Health Care, HRV Feedback Tools, Creative Stress Chapter 12 The End Is Just the Beginning

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The HeartMath Solution: The HeartMath Institute's Revolutionary Program for Engaging the Power of the Heart’s Intelligence  By Doc Childre and Howard Martin

Approaching stress from the heartThis clear and concise book contains the basic science, practical information and easy-to-learn techniques you need to understand and begin using the HeartMath System to change your life. It explains how your heart is your body’s systems and health control tower. Then it provides three techniques for lowering stress and deepening the heart qualities of wisdom, compassion, strength and joy and increasing your intuitive, creative and heart-centered aspects.